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Calvin Levels

American film actor (born 1954)

Calvin Levels (born September 30, 1954) is an American film actor. In 1984, he won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for both the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play for his portrayal of Calvin Jefferson in Open Admissions. Levels is known for his roles in the films The Atlanta Child Murders (1985), Adventures in Babysitting (1987), Johnny Suede (1991), and Hellbound (1994). For his role in The Atlanta Child Murders, Levels had to drastically change his diet and quit exercising, which he said took months to undo.

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Film

Year Film Role Other notes
1981 Ragtime Gang Member No. 3
1987 Adventures in Babysitting Joe Gipp
1988 The Chair Wilma
1991 Johnny Suede Deke
Convicts Leroy
1992 In the Heat of the Night Laurence
1993 Point of No Return Computer Instructor
1994 Hellbound Detective Calvin Jackson
1996 Follow Me Home Kaz
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag Head of Jamal
1997 Skyscraper Hakim
2003 Black Listed Trouble Truman

Television

Year Show Role Notes
1979 Charleston Jeff Television film
1980 A Christmas Without Snow Wendell
1981 Crisis at Central High Ernest Green
1985 The Atlanta Child Murders Wayne Williams Miniseries
1989 21 Jump Street Roy Hodges Episode: "Next Victim"
1990 Monsters Luchinski Episode: "Far Below"
1991 Roc Junebug Episode: "Roc Works for Joey"
Midnight Caller Ray Atkins Episode: "A Cry in the Night"
1992 Live! From Death Row Kenny Nevins Television film
1995 The Watcher Wiley Nemo Episode: "Fathers and Sons"
Space: Above and Beyond First Mate Potter Episode: "Mutiny"
1996 Within the Rock Banton Television film
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